Search-light for firearms.



E. S. WARD.

SEARCH LIGHT FOR FIREARMS. APPLICATION FILED MAR.6,1913. RENEWED DEC. 10,1914.

1,149,705. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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BATTERY INVENTOR Eugene Ward.

an earns aria EUGENE S. WAR/ll), OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR TO OREGON ELECTRIC GUN 00., INCORPORATED, ,OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

SEARCH-LIGHT FOR FIREARMS.

\ Application filed March 6, 1913, Serial No. 752,325.

. To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EUGENE S. Van a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Search-Lights for Firearms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object-to provide an attachment for firearms, in virtue of which the object to be sighted may be illuminated during the hours of darkness.

Generally, the invention provides a tubular body or light-barrel. which is adapted to carry the lamp bulb and the lens, the lightbarrel being secured beneath the revolver barrel by a connecting web which is detachably connected to the revolver barrel by a joint of the general dove-tail type.

Another object of the invention is to provide for readily adjusting the position of the lens toward or from the bulb whereby the "focus of the light may be adjusted to suit the lamp used.

Again, it is the object to provide a circuit closing switch for the electric circuit operable upon cocking the hammer, and a latch device for holding the switch closed as long as desired, the switch being so arranged as to be automatically closable by the hammer and so arranged that it. will remain closed until released by the user of the firearm.

My invention also provides a convenient means for connecting the wire terminal to the bulb socket and the bulb, whereby-a rapid connection and disconnection may be attained when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple, efiicient, neat and practical device of the character stated, that will not detract from the utility or appearance of the firearm, or interfere in any way with the operation of the same. 1'

More subordinately, the invention includes these novel details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all (if which will be first fully described and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawin gs, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating one of the uses of the invention. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of a firearm with the invention applied, one of the handle plates of the stock being removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged Specification of Letters Patent.

concealed in the stock.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

Renewed December 10, 1914. Serial No. 876,557.

section and part elevation of a portion of the same. Fig. l is a cross section on the line 4% of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a part of the connecting web' between the two barrels. Fig. 6 is a detail section on an enlarged scale showing the circuit closing switch and its latch device. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line 7 '7 of Fig. (5.

In the drawings, 1 designatesthe firearm 65. whose barrel 2 is provided with a dove-tail groove on its under surface to receive the upper dove-tail of a connecting web 4, the lower dovetail of which fits into a corresponding dovetail groove in the upper side of the light-barrel 3, set screws 5 being provided for retaining the web and barrels 23 in connection to prevent longitudinal displacement of the same. I

Mounted within the light-barrel 3 is a tubular lens carrier 7, the same being adjustably held in place by a set screw 6. The carrier 7 base. shoulder 8 against which the lens 5) is held by a sleeve 10 which fits into the tubular carrier 7 with retaining friction, 0 or if desired the tube 7 may be. projected slightly, as indicated in Fig. 3, and provided" with a set screw to hold the sleeve 10 in place. p

The light-carrier tube 3 has an integrally 35 formed rearwardly projecting bell cone 11 whose rear end is threaded at 12' to receive the reflector cap 13, the latter being provided with a lamp base socket portion 1& into which the lamp base 15 is screwed. The lamp base 15, of course', carries the usual bulb l6. 4

17 is a block of insulating material, such as fiber, or the like, which slidably fits into the socket portion 14 and is held down by a set screw 18. The block 17 is bored to per mit the end 20 of the wire 19 to project through and be headed as at 21 to form a contact terminal thatengages the middle terminal of the lamp base. 'A set screw nrav be provided to engage the wire end 2 and hold it from movement.

The firearm stock is bored with a passage 23 through which the wire 19 passes and is The handle portion 'of the stock is hollowed outto receive the battery 31, which may be a multiple cell one, if desired, and the battery 31 .has the usual terminals 32-33 that contact with the insulated terminal 29 and grounded terminal 30,. K

Q fever avair as ccrr respectively. The terminal 30 is electrically connected with the metallic parts of the wire terminal, while the terminal 29 is' mounted on one of the handle plates 24 which is formed of insulating material. The contact 29 is an extension of the plate 27 which has one of the circuit closing resilient fingers 28. 26 is a second resilient circuit closing finger carried by the plate 25, Which latter plate is also mounted on the insulating handle plate 24 andto which plate 25 the wire 19 is connected.

is a closure plate or door for the handle chamber through which the battery 31 may be inserted or removed. v

The contact fingers '2826 are brought into contact to close the electric circuit by a push pin 36 which projects through a hole in the stock of the firearm frame and is held in place by the cross pin 37. The push pin 36 has a head 35 that fits in the counterbore and is adapted to be engaged by the'hammer of the firearm during the cocking act or to be manipulated bv the finger of the operator, as desired. The push pin 36 when pushed down onto the finger 28 brings it into contact with the finger 26, the tendency of the finger 28 being to raise the pin 36 to hold the circuit open between the fingers 26-28.

In order that the push pin 36 may be latched pin 36 so that when the push pin 36 is de pressed, and the depression 38 comes into alinement with the edge 44, the latch pin 42 will latch the push pin 36 down in its circuit closing position.

The bulb base 15 having its outer terminal grounded to the metallic part 14, brings it into electric contact via the metallic parts of the firearm. with the contact 30. Thus when the circuit is closed between the fingers 2(3-28, the bulb 16 will be energized. to generate the required light which is focused by the lens 9 on the desired object.

in operation, the user may turn on the light by depressing the head 35 with his fingcr, before cocking the firearm and the light will remain on until the operator pushes the head 45 to release the latch, or the operator may ell'ect the lighting of the lamp by cocking the firearm, as indicated. in Fig. l of the drawings.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that in my construction, the wire is practically entirely concealed in the stock of the firearm and by providing the detachable block 17 it is only necessary to loosen up the upper screw 5 when the parts 4-3-l1 and 14', etc., may be immediately detached from the barrel 2 as a unit. Thus, it will be observed that from my construction a neat appearing arrangement is provided that does not detract from the general appearance of the firearm.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation. and advantages of my invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with a'firearm, of a light-barrel and a connecting web detachably dove-tailed into said barrel and also into the barrel of the firearm, said light-ban rel having a conical extension at its rear end, a reflector cap detachably secured on the end of said extension and including a lamp socket, a bulb mounted in said socket, a lens carrier fitted for longitudinal adjust ment in said light-barrel, means for holding said lens carrier in position, a source of current supply located in the handle portion of the stock, an electric connection between said source and said bulb, said connection including a barrel block removably mounted in said socket, and a connecting wire running through a bore in the firearm to be concealed therein, and a circuit closing switch in said electric connection.

2. In combination with afirearm, a searchlight and lens carrier mounted on the barrel of the firearm, a source of current supply' within the handle portion of the stock, electric connections between said source and said searchlight and including a. switch, said switch comprising a resilient contact finger, a push pin having a head adapted to be engaged by the hammer in cocking and having a pin to press said contact finger to its circuit closing position, and a finger releasable catch cooperating with said pin to hold the same to its circuit closing position when set.

3. In combination with a firearm,a searchlight and lens carrier mounted on the barrel of the firearm, a source of current supply within the handle portion of the stock, electric connections between said source and saidsearcl'ilight and including a switch, said switch comprising a resilient contact finger, a push pin having a head adapted to be engaged by the hammer in cocking and having a pin to press said contact linger to its circuit closing position, a finger releasable catch roiiperating with said pin to hold the same to its circuit closing position when set, said catch comprising a latchpin bored to permit passage of sa d circuit closer pin, said circuit closer pin having a depression and said latc pin having a projection to em n said depression when said. circuit 'terminals, a contact insulated from the frame of the firearm to contact with the other battery terminal, resilient circuit closing cont-act fingers concealed in the body of the firearm, one connected with said insulat e'd contact and the other connected to said Wi1'8, a push pin having a head to be engaged by the hammer in cocking to bring said fingers into contact and close the electric circuit, means for holding said push pin in its circuit closing position, said means comprising a latch pin having a head to he finger-engaged, a spring holding said latch pin in its latching position, said latch pin having a projection to enter a groove in said circuit closing pin and retain said circuit closing pin in its circuit cl-Jising position until such latch pin is pushed by the finger of the operator to release the connection.

EUGENE S. WARD. Witnesses FRED G. Dls'lqnmcn, ALBERT E. Dln'rnnion. 

